Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-07-05
THE VETERANS MEETING.
They Adopt Resoiutions--Mrs. Picket
Holds ReceptiOn-The Farewell.

They Adopt Resolutons--Mrs. Pickett
Holds y Recepti0n-The Farewell.
GETTYSBURG, PA, July Aust as the
clock in the tower of the county Court
House last night sounded the first stroke
of II, the midnight stiffness was broken
by strains from bugle OF "Way Down
Upon the Swanee River" Scarcely had
its notes died away when the members Of
the Philadelphia Brigade and Pickett's
Division began to celebrate the gloriou:
Fourth. At o'clock the members Of
Pickett's Division proceeded to the Court
House and were called to order by Colonel
Aylett. Some one proposed that every
member present should give 25 cents to-
wards paying the expenses which Mrs.
Pickett incurred on this visit The propo,
sition was received with cheers and the
way the money ratified on the Secretary g
desk was sufficient proof Of the esteem in
which Mrs. Pickett ia held by the divisions.
Resolutions were adopted, thanking the
Philadelphia brigade for the hospitable
manner in which they had treated them
the town authorities for the way they had
received them and all soldier for their fra.
ternal greeting. The meeting then ad-
journed and outside the building they
Joined the procession with the Philadel'
phia Brigade. Fully one hundred carri-
ages were in the line, which wended away
through the dust to Shanler Lane. Into
this they turned and proceeded past the
farm house to the rising ground beyond.
Here all alighted and then the word
went round that Mrs. Pickett was going
to hold a reception on the very ground
over which her husbands command had
charged and within a few yards of the
woods under whose cover he, twenty years
before, had formed his division. The
Pickett men were first formed in line and
one by one advanced and were introduced
to the wife of their old commander,
by name, stating their regl-
ment and rank. She had
a word for all and all had a word for her.
The Philadelphia Brigade was next pres
ented Her son George stood at her side,
and when she dropped hand it was at
once grabbed by him.
The procession then wound its way
through the battle field, down by Balti-
more pike, over which the Union
troops retreated after the bloody strug-
gle, OF the first day. Mrs. Pickett
was the centre attraction. She had gath
cred some daisies and some clover heads
member of the brigade asked her for a
few. She gave them with smile, and
one by one they were given away, to be
treasured as momentoes. Her autograph
was eagerly sought and she refused no one.
This evening religious service was held.
Rev. J. X. Demorest was asked to speak
before the gathering of Pickett's men,
mainly in the Court House. He spoke to
them on the subject Of the day. How
much the liberty and brotherly feeling of
our land should endear it to all citizens.
This evening Mrs. Pickett held a recep-
tion at the Pickett Division headquarters,
presented to her. After the reception she
was serenaded by the G. A. r. band. The
Pickett men then adjourned to the Garden
house, where Sixty-nnth Pennsylvania men
were holding forth. Speech-making and
toast offerings were the order until late
in the night. COwaD's battery and the
Wheeler rifles departed at o'clock this
evening, aud some Of the Philadelphia
brigade also LETT for their home. The
Rickett division will leave here at 4
o'clock in the morning. Pbiladelphias
will leave about 3 o'clock.